Example sentences of "to write [pers pn] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manson saw that somehow and decided to write them a letter because he did n't like being called a creep . |
| 2 | I w I was just wondering if you wanted to write them a letter first |
| 3 | But when I was seeing him he offered to write me a check for five million pound , I said , I could n't take a check for five million pound because I was a to me . |
| 4 | I 'll have a look , but I 've had him doing actual words , like first words er , you know erm , Ben and large and in and out and just the , the easy words and Luke and his own name , so he is already got the idea that when you write a letter you ca n't just write any letter , you 've got to make letters say something either as erm , as an alphabet or in the form of words , so of course she says to , would you all like to write me a sentence , well he 's already passed that stage , he thinks himself well I ca n't write a sentence , what he knows as a sentence consists of words that make sense , so they 're all sitting there going a N , N , N , Q , R , S , N , T , T , and they 're saying a sentence like I went to the shops with my nanny , well Alex has already passed that stage , he knows that that is n't sensible , so he must of turned to her and he said , I ca n't write like that , my mummy will shout at me |
| 5 | Ask them to write me a reference so I got form to fill in to send off for something but I 've got ta write something . |
| 6 | Mum said that as a Christian She was not going to write me a note when there was n't anything wrong with me and that I was to remember that we Christians are the light of the world . |
| 7 | So Roger Corman said to Jack Nicholson , ‘ I want you to write me a screenplay called The Trip , about this psychedelic craze and LSD , put someone on an acid trip . |
| 8 | In the absence of a member of the Scottish National party in the House , may I ask the Minister to write me a letter setting out , in terms of computer programming and related difficulties , the problems of collecting national insurance in the event of an independent Scottish Parliament ? |
| 9 | they just want to write you a prescription up and right there |
| 10 | if you ask a subordinate to write you a report explain that you are expecting it by a specific date and always with a one page management summary |
| 11 | Then when I reached the Mess , you letter was waiting for me , and it made me happy and sad at once , and I just HAD to write you a note , though I ca n't post it tonight . |
| 12 | I was about to write you a note and stick it on your windscreen . |
| 13 | I was going to write you a note — ’ |
| 14 | And I said do you want a piece of paper to write him a message or something ? |
| 15 | So I settle down to write her a letter explaining my erratic behaviour . |